Rosella put the velvet box down. “I didn’t know he was coming back by himself. Mom told me he would be back for lunch. Since Ms. Doyle is in Wiltspoon, I thought he’d let us meet her after eating and drinking with her last night.”

She no longer felt happy about the jewelry Dylan gave her.

She preferred having a daughter-in-law.

Dylan said, “I’ll just go back to work now.”

After speaking, he got up and was about to leave.

Martin said, “Your mom told the kitchen to prepare extra food. We ca